THRIVE 2022 Global Impact Challenge for Innovative Startups

Published: 26 Jul 2022

The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge is a global search for the most innovative startups who are advancing a more sustainable future for agriculture.

Aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Impact Challenge is focused on three key themes each one central to supporting the transition to a net-zero future for agriculture.

• Soil health & Biodiversity
• Increasing food security
• Reducing and offsetting emissions

THRIVE Global Impact Challenge

Application Deadline	August 26, 2022
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	THRIVE
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of THRIVE Global Impact Challenge

• Finalists from each theme will advance to the finals and pitch at the THRIVE Sustainability Summit where the overall winner will be announced.
• The Winning company receives the THRIVE Global Impact Challenge Award and a place on the award-winning THRIVE Global Accelerator Program in Silicon Valley. In addition the winner will also receive:
  • Investment from SVG Ventures
  • Silicon Valley Startup Bootcamp in the Summer of 2023 for two founders, hosted by THRIVE ($15k USD value)
  • Automatic acceptance as a Samsung XTC Finalist
  • Impact strategy program with Imagine Impact (Specialist Impact Consultants) Sponsored by ICL

Requirements for THRIVE Global Impact Challenge

Startups should be Seed to Series A with technologies focused in the following areas:

• Soil health & Biodiversity
  • Regenerative agriculture
  • Ag biotechnology
  • Alternative fertilizers
  • Alternative pesticides & herbicides
  • Crop nutrition & novel inputs
  • Biostimulants
  • Water management.
• Increasing food security
  • Alternative proteins
  • Food loss prevention
  • Circular economy
  • Indoor farming
  • Supply chain solutions
  • Packaging
  • Functional Ingredients.
• Reducing and offsetting emissions
  • Carbon sequestration
  • Carbon measurement
  • Carbon markets
  • Reducing animal emissions and animal cruelty
  • Robotics & automation
  • On-farm emissions reduction.

Application Deadline

August 26, 2022

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to THRIVE on airtable.com to apply